Microsoft Surface Pro 3 gets September 2015 firmware update

As Microsoft's flagship tablet, Surface Pro 3 has been well supported since its debut last year. It has frequently received firmware updates to squash bugs, add new features and improve performance. Just last month Microsoft issued a new graphics driver to make it run faster on Windows 10.

Microsoft this month brings a new firmware update for Surface Pro 3, which, this time around, is meant to improve power consumption. The slate is the only Surface device to get a new firmware update in September 2015.

To improve power consumption for Surface Pro 3, Microsoft has a new USB 3.0 driver for the card reader, which apparently is meant to fix a long-lasting issue.

According to user reports, when an SD card is inserted, it leads to a spike in CPU usage for a certain process, which obviously increases power consumption and lowers battery life.

As usual, the latest firmware update is available through Windows Update. "The following update will be listed as 'System Firmware Update - 9/15/2015' or 'System Hardware Update - 9/15/2015' when you view your update history", says Microsoft.

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